European Fisheries Fund
The European Fisheries Fund (EFF) intends to help secure a
sustainable and profitable fisheries industry. Financial support is
available during the period 2007 - 2013, with a view to helping the
industry adapt to changing circumstances.
In the UK, the programme is worth over €137 million, with €48m
available in England.
The types of activity eligible for support include:
- Modernising fishing vessels - e.g. to reduce the number of
catches thrown away, improve gear selectivity and minimise
environmental impact, but not to increase catching capacity
- Improving product quality
- Investment in farming fresh and saltwater species and
diversification of farmed species
- Marketing fisheries products
- Improvements to processing and port facilities
- Pilot and collective actions by industry
- The development of sustainable fisheries
- Development support towards fisheries-dependent
communities.
Information about the programme can be found on the
Marine and Fisheries
Agency’s website.